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Telstra has confirmed it will appear before a Senate inquiry to answer questions about the nationwide outage that blocked more than 600 Triple Zero (000) calls and caused major problems for businesses and transport networks. The Triple Zero service outage inquiry comprises senators from across the political divide and was established after the Optus network…

A WA Labor MP says his electorate office was “deliberately damaged” in a “targeted incident” on Friday night. Scarborough MP Stuart Aubrey took to social media to share his frustration after a vandal caused significant damage to the building on Scarborough Beach Road in Doubleview. “Incidents like this are naturally unsettling, but they won’t change…

The emergency lockdown of a central Queensland neighbourhood has been lifted. Police had declared a public emergency at 1:40pm on Saturday following reports of shots being fired at Granville Street in Emu Park, east of Rockhampton. The area within Pattison Street, Granville Street, William Street and Hill Street had been closed under the Public Safety…

It was the $400,000-a-year position that was never filled, but it was enough to lead the NSW corruption watchdog to the executive suite of the University of Wollongong (UOW). Much of the evidence heard by an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry over the last three weeks has focused on the UOW’s governance department. The…

A weekend of community sport in Melbourne’s northern suburbs began not with a whistle but with silence, as teams gathered to pay tribute to fallen footballer Nathan Fitzgerald. Saturday marked one week since the 27-year-old sustained serious head injuries in a reserves match in the Northern Football Netball League, leading to his death two days…

The Wallabies have slumped to their ninth loss in 10 Tests after going down 42-26 to France in the Nations Championship in Brisbane. France enjoyed a slice of history, recording its first victory over the Wallabies at Lang Park and posting its largest winning margin over its rivals on Australian soil. The French last won…

For the first time in nearly four years, Scottie Scheffler won’t be around for the weekend. Scheffler missed two key putts in the final three holes Friday in the Scottish Open, the last one from 6 feet for par that gave him a two-over 72 to miss the 36-hole cut by two shots. “Got off…

UK police have released a 26-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of murdering Ann Widdecombe, a 78-year-old former government minister. Miss Widdecombe was a Conservative member of parliament between 1987 and 2010, and held several junior ministerial positions in former prime minister John Major’s government. Police said they were called to Miss Widdecombe’s address…

One runner was gored in the face and many more were fortunate to not be seriously injured during a chaotic bull run at Spain’s San Fermin festival on Saturday, local time. The six bulls and accompanying steers charged through crowds of thrill-seekers, who packed the narrow street course in Pamplona.  The huge animals knocked bodies…

Four days after young Toowoomba mum Jana Armstrong disappeared, her devastated sister says she just wants to bring her home. Ms Armstrong’s family and friends spent Saturday combing through bushland at Preston, on Toowoomba’s south side, which is one of the locations where police say her car was seen late on the night she went…